Who's that Girl?

There are lessons in my life experiences...some good, some bad, but I'm prevailing and growing at the ripe age of 45!

So…I know you’re wondering who I am

and why would a blog about me be interesting?! Well, I’ve always had plenty to say, but never felt that I was one to be "front and center". Through my life, I have learned to turn loss into lessons and in sharing my experiences, there's been a healing and a testimony!

There is always a catalyst or an event that happens in your life and it leads you to an epiphany of sorts. Mine was a broken engagement. I was engaged, to who I thought was the love of my life, in 2019. Our wedding was supposed to happen in 2020 (amidst all the new COVID guidelines, which was stressful enough!). Just about 40 days before the wedding, it was called off…and not by me. The flood of emotions (broken-hearted, embarrassment, despair) sent me into a downward spiral! While I seemed okay on the outside, inside...I was crumbling. I had always had a therapist, but this situation required two-day a week calls to get me through (therapy works people!).

The best lesson I got from therapy was to feel all the feels, but don’t live in it; feel it, document it, and move forward.

The "document it" part of the lesson was to write down those feelings and keep a journal. The last, but certainly not the least point of the lesson, was to channel all that energy (negative and positive) into rediscovering myself and who I would become after my failed relationship. Once I realized that I needed to truly focus on what/how I was feeling and not what/how everyone expected me to feel, journaling became a way for me to reflect and heal.

One day, I was having a gossip sesh with the girls, of course accompanied by wine, and realized how far I had come in my journey. As I shared some of my journal entries, my friends and I discussed the outcomes. I realized there were some great lessons in there and, out of that, this blog was born!

I'm hoping that you join me in your cutest outfit…with heels, a fierce face of makeup, and a glass of your favorite wine. When someone ask you what the occasion is, you tell them LIFE!

Till next time...